iDrive Intelligent Power Unit™ With iConsole™ FDA Approved
May 27, 2009 7:27 am | Power Medical Interventions Inc | Product Releases | CommentsLANGHORNE, Pa., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Power Medical Interventions®, Inc. (OTCBB:PMII), a developer of Intelligent Surgical Instruments™, announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its iDrive Intelligent Power Unit™, detachable Intelligent Surgical Instruments and iConsole™.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsVideo: High-Tech Surgical Device
May 27, 2009 6:18 am | Videos | CommentsCovidien introduces the new LigaSure Advance™ Instrument in a film that explains their high-tech medical device. The product includes ValleyLab Mode™ providing controlled dissection and hemostatic effect. Click the video to find out more about this new product.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsOrthopedic Wire & Pin Cutter
February 17, 2009 6:06 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Hercules wire cutter requires 40-percent less effort to cut wire and pins up to three millimeters in diameter. The specially designed Tungsten Carbide blades and rubber-backed jaws are fully replaceable. Manufactured in Germany using the finest German stainless surgical steel, Spectrum's Hercules wire cutter is fully autoclavable and carries a lifetime warranty.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsResector for Shoulder Surgery
February 17, 2009 6:05 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe DYONICS™ 5.5-mm BONECUTTER™ ELECTROBLADE™ Resector is an all-in-one device for treating one of the most common sources of shoulder pain, subacromial impingement. The resector combines patented technologies to do the work of three separate devices: a mechanical shaver for soft tissue removal, a burr to smooth bone and a radiofrequency (RF) probe to seal blood vessels at the surgery site.
LISTED UNDER: Electrocautery ProductsGuide System for Hip Arthroscopy
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CROSSTRAC™ Hip Guide System enables surgeons to accurately establish pathways to diagnose and repair the hip joint arthroscopically. The hip joint is difficult to access, and to arthroscopically diagnose and repair damage to the joint the surgeon must create portals through the dense tissue surrounding the hip, while avoiding critical structures such as nerves and arteries.
LISTED UNDER: Hip ArthroscopyOrthopedic Mallets
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsMade in Germany using the finest German stainless steel, Spectrum's green-handled Soft-Grip orthopedic mallets feature a new, specially-designed, ergonomic silicone handle which provides the surgeon with excellent feel, better grip, reduced shock and less hand fatigue. The mallets are available in five different sizes ranging in weights from, 0.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsSuture Anchor for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Depuy Mitek, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe HEALIX™ BR Dual Threaded Anchor System is a suture anchor for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair that utilizes Depuy Mitek's proprietary BIOCRYL® RAPIDE™ biocomposite material, which is shown in pre-clinical trials to resorb and promote bone formation within the implant profile. HEALIX BR is an extension of the successful HEALIX™ PEEK family of anchors.
LISTED UNDER: Shoulder ReconstructionCustom Surgical Instruments
January 23, 2009 7:56 am | Logan Instruments, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsLogan Custom Surgical Instruments are precision machined from various medical grades of stainless steel, finished and assembled to customer specifications. Typical instruments include a laminectomy Rongeur and various styles of curettes, tapered suction tubes, elevators, dissectors, retractors, Capener gouges, nerve hooks and nerve root retractors.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsBone Cement Curettes & Sculps Knife
September 15, 2008 6:21 am | Whitney Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMade of plastic, Whitney Curettes and the Whitney Sculps Knife are safer than steel, minimizing scratches to the prosthesis. Molded in-thumb indentation helps orient tool in hard to reach places. In addition, the tools are disposable, so no cleaning of the cement from them is required post-surgery.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsHip Access Cannula
June 16, 2008 1:11 pm | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe ARTHROGARDE™ Hip Access Cannula is designed to prevent inadvertent damage to soft tissue that can occur during arthroscopic hip repair surgery. Its rounded ends provide a smooth surface to protect soft tissue as it penetrates the hip and enters the joint socket. The cannula wall has been thickened to provide additional strength and prevent bending or wear and tear over time.
LISTED UNDER: Hip ArthroscopySuture Anchor for Hip & Shoulder Repair
April 14, 2008 11:48 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe BIORAPTOR 2.3 PK Suture Anchor is intended for repair of instability in the hip or shoulder joint. It is designed to be implanted in the dense bone along the rim of the joint socket. Its small size and design provide strong fixation and allow a surgeon to use more than one to establish multiple attachment points, creating a uniform bumper and stabilizing the joint.
LISTED UNDER: Shoulder ReconstructionStainless Steel Orthopedic Pliers
November 13, 2007 6:02 am | Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. | Product Releases | CommentsThis extensive line of orthopedic pliers is hand-crafted in Germany using the finest surgical stainless steel. The wide range of pliers includes locking pliers, needle nose pliers, and wire extraction pliers. They are ideal for pulling, grasping, bending and twisting of cerclage wires, Steinmann Pins and K-wires.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsOsteotome-Style Bone Cement Tool
October 11, 2007 11:27 am | Whitney Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe Valitome™ is designed with an osteotome-style beveled tip. Its narrow profile allows the surgeon to get into hard-to reach places while the sharp, straight edge makes it easier to apply cement evenly for better adherence and remove excess cement completely and safely from flat surfaces.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsFemoral Bone Prep System
February 15, 2007 7:19 am | Microtek Medical, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWith a CSR wrap that keeps instruments in place to maintain the sterile field, even while the tray is being opened, the OrthoPrep® Femoral Bone Prep System is a convenient, space saving alternative to keeping individual instruments at hand during procedures. More cost effective than purchasing individual instruments, this all-in-one tray system includes a disposable inserter rod, two restrictors, femoral canal brush, two sculpts and a femoral canal suction absorber.
LISTED UNDER: Hand Held InstrumentsSuture Anchor for Shoulder Arthroscopy
November 13, 2006 10:15 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe KINSA™ Suture Anchor provides a fast, secure and consistent method of repairing instability of the shoulder. The suture anchor is designed with a self-locking, sliding knot encased inside the anchor. This enables the surgeon to position the anchor in the best possible position without having to worry about where the knots will lie.
LISTED UNDER: Shoulder Reconstruction
